Why your company won't make you a managerAlison Green lists 10 reasons you might not get a promotion to management such as dressing inappropriately, being part of a clique and avoiding tough conversations. "If you shy away from difficult conversations -- or the opposite, if you're too aggressive and confrontational in them -- you likely won't be seen as manager material," she writes. U.S. News & World Report/On Careers blog
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Do you make your boss happy?To be successful, you have to build a relationship with your boss, Ron Thomas writes. "Try and think of the value that you bring to your boss. To be successful, you have to be in sync with their work style and habits," he writes. "Concentrate on making their job easier." TLNT.com
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Crafting Your Company's StoryCall it an elevator pitch or your company's story. However you describe it, being able to quickly summarize your business can help you engage with customers, partners and investors. Click here to read Boomtown: Think Like a Startup

Is the downtown office building becoming obsolete?Technological advances mean workers no longer have to physically be in an office, which will likely change the real estate needs of businesses in the future, a white paper by Mitel says. Instead of companies having large office buildings in central urban locations, they might create networks of smaller work centers located in the suburbs, the paper argues. The Atlantic Cities
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Never take your foot off the gas in a job searchWhile waiting to hear back from an employer about an application or interview, continue to search for work and make contacts, Scot Herrick writes. "When you wait for an employer to respond to your brilliance, you cede control over your job search from you to them," he writes. CubeRules.com
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Study: Sitting all day isn't the culprit of weight gainPeople in the Western world expend almost the same amount of energy sitting at their desks all day as hunter-gatherers in Northern Tanzania, a study finds. The findings suggest the Western world's obesity problems are caused by increased calorie consumption, not sedentary lifestyles, the researcher say. TheAtlantic.com
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